The Sloths Slow. Within the sloths belly is a sea of micro bacteria that help to breakdown and eventually digest what they eat. Sloths have leafy low-calorie diets and very slow metabolisms to match.
And this is convenient because they live in their food source trees where their claws allow them to hang smoothly on the branches often upside down. Why are sloths slow. Three-toed sloths are some of the slowest and seemingly laziest creatures in the world.
In total there are six species of sloth.
Why are sloths slow. Proper Parent and Baby Bonding. More leaves could only be eaten when digested leaves exit the stomach and enter the small intestine. Normally three-toed sloths are silent and docile but if disturbed they can strike out furiously with the sharp foreclaws.